Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 3239, David Fink, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Lesson
Fink, David
H 3239
Catharine
CONTENTS

Report Fraudulent 3 d Auditor May 9 1857
603. No 23 Pamphlet Phila ca Catharine Fink widow of David Fink who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Penns ve Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 1. day of July 1848 and sent to
D. B. Vandersmith Lancaster Pa.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 222 Vol. 2

State of Pennsylvania Lancaster County ss.
I Samuel Bowman Rector of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the City of Lancaster in the County and State aforesaid Do Certify that the following extract, shewing the marriage of David Fink and Catharine Showers taken from the records of said Church to wit from a Register of Baptisms Marriages and Burials kept by Joseph Hutehings minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the City of Lancaster and Pequa in the State of Pennsylvania " is a true Copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed " on the record in fair legible figures as follows - 1784. February 12. David Fink and Catharine Showers - "
I Samuel Bowman above named depose and say that I hold the office of Rector of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the City, County and State aforesaid and that the above extract, is a true extract from the records of said Church -
Sworn to & subscribed this 28th day of April A.D. 1846. before me.
Walter G Evans Alderman.
S. Bowman Rector of St James Church Lancaster

State of Pennsylvania Lancaster County ss
On this 26th day of April A.D. 1846. Personally appeared before me Emanuel Schaeffer one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County aforesaid, Catharine Fink a resident of Coalsville Township in the County and State aforesaid aged 82 years & upwards, who being first duly affirmed according to Law. doth Depose and say in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress 7th July 1838. an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows —
That she is the widow of David Fink an enlisted soldier of the Revo- lution deceased —
(My said husband enlisted in the year 1776. and served during the war until peace was declared in 1783 — under Captain Tolbert, he enlisted in the Borough (now City of Lancaster —
He received his full pay at his final discharge by officers who were appointed for the purpose to settle with the soldiers.
(over)

My said husband has was in the following battles. Brandywine. Germantown. Monmouth and Skirmishes - this I have from his state- ment to me in his lifetime -
She further declares that she was married to the said David Firth on the 18th day of February 1784 - and that her said husband died on the 19. May 1809 - and that she still remains his widow -
Affirmed & subscribed the day and year aforesaid -
before me E. Schaeffer {Bearing of the date & month before signing respecting the marriage} Catharine Firth Test D. B. Woodworth Henry Metcalf
Lancaster County ss:
Personally appeared before me Emanuel Schaeffer one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. Catharine Firth, before whom the fore foregoing declaration was taken & I do certify that she is a highly respectable lady, and that her declaration is entitled to full credit and belief -
Witness my hand & seal this day of 26 April 1821
E. Schaeffer Seal E. Schaeffer

South
23 Mink
off of calm Mink
before E. Schaeffer
last Aug 7th
Samuel Bryan Jacob Heistand W. L. Lempke

Stock
23 Mink
off of Calvin Fink
by E. Schaeffer
by Aug. Kuhn
by Samuel Meyer Jacob Weintraub Abt. Schaeffer

State of Pennsylvania Union County Pa
On this 21. day of May An d 1846 Personally appeared before me Emanuel Schaeffer one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of resaid, Catharine Fink a resident of Coalton Township in the County, and State aforesaid - who being first duly affirmed according to law, doth depose and say as follows -
That her husband David Fink received his Certificate or warrant for Land, but never located it - but sold the Certificate or warrant, when in a state of intoxication for a very trifling sum of money, to whom I could never ascertain - he was a man of intemperate habits - My husband died on the 19. day of May 1809 - leaving no estate whatever, and family of 4 children entirely destitute -
Affirmed & subscribed the day and year aforesaid before me
E. Schaeffer Judge Pro Tem A. Kirkbride
her Catharine Fink man 12

Lancaster City ss
Personally appeared before me Emanuel Schaeffer one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken - Do certify that Katharine Fink is a highly respectable lady and that her affidavit is entitled to full credit and belief - Witness my hand & seal this 21st day of May A.D. 1826
E. Schaeffer Seal
State of Pennsylvania Lancaster County ss.
On this 21st day of May A.D. 1826
Personally appeared before me Emanuel Schaeffer one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County and State aforesaid - Jacob Heistand Samuel Myers and Abraham Stouffer, residents of Coopers Townships who all being first duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say -
That we are well acquainted with Mrs. Katharine Fink widow of David Fink for a number of years, and also her husband David Fink, who died sometime in the year 1809 - he always bore the reputation of being an enlisted soldier of the Revolution - any war, and served during the whole war - we judge

from the conversation had with D. Fink in his lifetime and conversation had also with old soldiers who served in the Revolutionary war dead — we have fre- quently heard him (Fink) state in his lifetime that he had no land for his services, but never under- stood what disposition he made of it — he was rather fond of taking a spree, very frequently — with the exception of this one fault, he was an upright and honest man — at his death he left no estate whatever, but his family desti- tute —
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid before me Erase of the name of Abraham Stouffer before signing, and written for him to make his mark in company of fullness — Jacob X  his Idierstand E Schaeffer J. B. Bondesmith Aug. Kuhn Pancake City 55 Samuel Myers Abraham Stouffer Mark
Personally appeared before me Emanuel Schaeffer one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken taken. Do certify that Jacob Idierstand, Samuel Myers and Abraham Stouffer are highly respectable citizens of Pocahontas Township and that their affidavit is entitled to full credit and belief —
Witness my hand & seal this 21. day of May A.D. 1846 —
E. Schaeffer Seal

State of Pennsylvania County of Lancaster ss
I, D. H. Kurtz, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County do Certify that Em. Schaeffer Esq. is one of the Appointed Judges of said Court duly Com- missioned & qualified to all whose a its full faith & credit is and ought to be given as well in Court as elsewhere, and that his signatures attached to the within Affidavits are true & genuine.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand & affix the seal of said Court the 26. day of May A.D. 1846
D. H. Kurtz Protho.
23 J. M. ... E. Schaeffer ... ... ...

Army  WIDOW, &c.  Rev
File No. 3239
Catherine Fink
Widow
David Fink
Pri Rev. War.
Act: Feb. 2 d 48
Index:—Vol. 2 Page 236
[Arrangement of 1870.]

V N 12729
Catharine Fink
Pa
Set to Hon. John Stockton
May 12 th 1846.
act 7 July 1838

Rep 2 .
10,060
Pennsylvania
Catharine Fink
Widow of David Fink who was a pensioner under the Act of and who died on the 19 th May, 1809 of Lancaster Co, in the State of Penn. who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Tolbert, of the regt. commanded by in the Penn s . — line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Philadelphia at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of June, 1846, and sent to Hon. J. Strohm, House of Representatives
Total amount, $
[Act July 7, 1838.]
Recorded by D Brown Book D. Vol. 1.
Clerk,
Page 219.

Rep?
7791. Philadelphia, Penn.
Catharine Fink widow of David Fink who was a Private in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10, day of June, 1846. and sent to Hon. J. Strohm House of Representatives
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A. Vol. 21. — Page 107.

Catherine Fink
J. Johnson
[Faint, mirrored handwritten text, likely bleed-through from the reverse side of the page]

12709. May 8 '46
Catharine Fink,
July 7. 1838.
No papers
Col: James L. Edwards
Pension Office Washington City.
J. M. M c L.
J. M. M c L.

House of Representatives May 7 th 1846 Col. James L. Edwards,
Dear Sir:
Enclosed I send you the application of Mr. Catharine Fink, for a pension. You will please examine the papers, and inform me of the result, as soon as convenient.
Very Respectfully Yours &c.
John Shulman

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P. Zink
Shohr

Sir,
Pension Office
May 30 th 1846
The Affidavits of Mrs. C. Fink, and others, received in yours of the 28 th inst. are herewith returned and in reply to the enquiry relative to the bounty land acquired by David Fink, who was a soldier of the 2 d Regiment of the Pennsylvania line, I have the honor to inform you that, land Warrant No. 9387. for 100. Acres, issued the 14 th February 1791. in favor of Alexander Power, the Assignee of the aforesaid David Fink. — This Department cannot, at this time, be expected to know any thing of the circumstances connected with the assignment above referred to, nor could it answer any good purpose to inquire into them; the right of Mr. Fink, to make an assignment of his claim to bounty land being legal and unquestionable —
I have the honor to be
Very Resp ly Y r Ob. Serv t
J. L. Edwards
Hon ble John Strohm
Ho. of Representatives

C. Funk
J. Strohm
June 3rd
Asst. Atty. Cable. Funk
J. Strohm M.C.
Col. J. L. Edwards
Penion Office
Washington
Hon. J. Strohm V.P.

House of Reps. June 1 st 1846 Col: J. L. Edwards,
Dear Sir:
On Saturday evening I had the honor to receive the enclosed communication from you accompanied by the Affidavits of C. Fink and others, also herewith returned.
It strikes me that you must have mistaken the object of those affidavits. You will recollect that some time ago I sent to your office the petition of Catharine Fink, who stated that she was the widow of an old soldier, and praying for a pension. In that petition, and as evidence that her husband had been in the service, she stated that he had received bounty land. You then sent me a few lines stating that if the husband of Mrs Fink had received land she must be able to state where the land was, and how had disposed of it. This, I supposed, was for the purpose of testing the correctness of her statement.
There was also something said about obtaining the affidavits of some of his neighbors.
I sent your letter to her agent, and received the enclosed affidavits, as an answer to your inquiries, and in support of Mrs Fink's application for a pension, and not with a view of eliciting any information in regard to the land, as you seem to imagine. — If I am not mistaken in this

view of the subject, you will please to examine the application of Mrs. Fink in connection with the affidavits, and decide upon the validity of her claim accordingly —
Very Respectfully Your Obedt. Servt. John Strohm

N 12729 Catharine Fink Maw of David Pa 8672 570 act 7 July 1838 Adm o 2 years per $80 00 per annum
Adm o acts 3 March 1843 and 17 June 1844 $80 00 per annum
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How J. Strohm House of Reps

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Catharine Fink
Walter G. Evans
Sam' Mankley
admitted
A. B. Mundermuth Lancaster Pa

State of Pennsylvania Lancaster County ss
On this 23 rd day of June AD 1848.
Personally appeared before me the subscriber an alderman in and for the City of Lancaster. Catharine Fink a resident of Cocalico Township in the County aforesaid aged 87 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed on the 2nd February 1848. granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War —
That she is the widow of David Fink who was an enlisted soldier of the Pennsylvania line and served during the Revolutionary War (by reference to her declaration filed in the pension office will more fully appear) — the amount of pension received under act of 17 June 1844. Eighty Dollars per annum —
She further declares that she is still a widow — Sworn to & subscribed on the day and year above written — before me —
Walter G. Evans Ald. Test D. Brown Smith City Marshal Lancaster City ss
Catharine Fink her mark
Personally appeared before me an alderman in and for said City, before whom the =

foregoing declaration was taken. Do Certify that Catharine Fink is a highly respectable lady and that her declaration is entitled to full credit and belief -
Witness my hand & seal this 23 rd day of June May A.D. 1848.
Walter G. Evans Esq. Eld. Jed.
State of Pennsylvania Lancaster County ss.
I J. H. Kuntz Prothonotary of the Court of Com- =mon Pleas for the County of Lancaster, Certify that Walter G. Evans Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavit was made, & by whom the above Certificate is signed, was at that time and still is an Alderman in and for the City of Lancaster, duly Commissioned and qualified, and that the signature purporting to be his, is genuine.
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at Lancaster this twen- =ty fourth day of June A.D. 1848
J. H. Kuntz Prothon.

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Catharine Fink Widow of David
17 July 1838
Marrried 1784
Husband died 1809
my own hand & seal of said office
On fifth day of May A.D. 1846.
born 1751

State of Pennsylvania } Lancaster County } p:
Personally appeared before me Walter G Evans, an alderman in and for the city of Lancaster. John Gouker, Adam Metzgar and John Royer residents of Lancaster City and Pequea Township, who being first duly sworn and affirmed according to law, says as follows -
That we are well acquainted with Catherine Fink widow of David Fink a reputed soldier of the revolution deceased -
We knew David Fink in his lifetime and he always bore the reputation by every one, that knew him, that he served faithfully in the Revolutionary war as an enlisted soldier - judging from conversation that we had with him in his lifetime, we believe that he served faithfully as a soldier during the whole revolutionary war -
Sworn & affirmed this 4th day of May A.D. 1876 before me -
Walter G Evans Ald. Test. D. V. D. V. Smith Wm Brown
Adam Metzgar John his Royer Mary
Lancaster City ss Personally appeared before me Walter G Evans an alderman in & of said city, before whom the foregoing affidavit was taken. Do hereby state that John Gouker, Adam Metzgar and John Royer are highly respectable old citizens and that their affidavit is entitled to full credit and belief - and that the youngest of them is not less in years than seventy four - Witness my hand & seal this 4 day of May A.D. 1876.
Walter G. Evans

State of Pennsylvania & County of Lancaster ss
I D. H. Rusty Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Lancaster do Certify, that Esq. Schaeffer Esq r is one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of said County; and Walter G. Evans Esq r is an Alderman in & for the City of Lan- -caster, both of whom are duly sworn & commissioned and entitled to full faith & credit for all whose acts, as well in Court as elsewhere, and that the signatures purporting to be theirs, are genuine.
In Testimony whereof I set my hand & seal of said Office the fifth day of May A.D. 1846.
11 19 23 18 19 29 1 1 1 Catharine Sturtevant Widow of Genl. David Sturtevant of Rensselaer Co. N.Y. St. R. Co. N.Y. 1784 Trenton Dec 1809

Second Regiment Gratuity
"We and each of us whose Names are hereunto subscribed, do "acknowledge to have recieved from Major Thomas B. Bowen, "and Captain Ercurius Beatty, Agents for the late Pennsylvania "Line, the several sums opposite to our Names respectively, in "Certificates, dated July 1, 1784, bearing Interest at six per Cent. "from November the fourth 1783; signed by John Pierce, Commissaire, "and described as below, being for the Balance of a settlement "between the United States and us for Gratuity allow'd by Congress "to the Non Commission d Officers & privates who served during the War."
   Date of Issues No of Certificates Letter Names Sums Signers   Dollars 90 ths     Sept. 13 th 1784 73.481 G.X David Fink 80 " David + Fink  
Auditor General's Office Harrisburg April 28 th 1846.
I certify the above to be a true extract, from the books, pertaining to the Revolutionary War, in this department: — Witness my hand and seal of office the day and date aforesaid.